Colt Delta Elite Full Size 1911 10mm FDE/Tan Pistol

A: This is exactly the case Steve.

A: Yes, its exactly as you described it.

A: Yes it is plastic Kevin. They do sell stainless replacement though

A: Its plastic

A: I believe its composite lemme check.

A: It's actually made of Nylon. All nylons are plastic, not all plastics are nylon. I've had mine for maybe 9 months, and only 500 rounds through it. No issues thus far. Just fired and then cleaned it the other day. Plastic main spring housing looks fine. I didn't see any cracks starting. Actually, no wear to speak of at all on it. I don't see it becoming an issue anytime real soon... As as has been stated, you can replace it very inexpensively with a metal one to add a bit of counter weight to lessen recoil. For the record, this is a low stress area on the firearm.

A: Plastic. It's easy to replace with a steel one and if you shoot it a lot and disassemble it a lot to deep clean it the metal pin that holds it tends to shear a little plastic every time you knock it in and out so it will wear. if you shoot very little and don't disassemble the gun it won't be a problem.

A: This is a modern Generation Delta David. It is a very accurate pistol with a durable FDE finish. I own a 1980's era Delta that I keep as a safe queen so I bought a stainless Delta to shoot. they were accurate back then and are accurate now. The pistol will surprise you with the accuracy and power of the 10mm with the right loads.

A: This is a nice looking gun. The Delta Elite has been around for a long time and Colt has the bugs worked out. The finish should last a long time with normal use. It shoots as well as a 1911 with a little more recoil due to the power of the 10mm. Colt's hold there value well because they are a quality firearm.

A: Christopher, I have both an 80's DE and one purchased in 2017 and so far no issues. I have to admit my early 90's model is a 'Safe Queen" but I shoot the newer one with everything from Underwood, DoubleTap, Bufallo Bore to Wimp Target load and it is reliable and extremely accurate.

A: Its a 1911 so no handling issues I know the early ones had fram cracking from "full bore " 10 mm loads these issues have been corrected in the new delta elites but I would still reserve the use of super heavy 10mm loads like the Buffalo Bore to defense situations and not for a everyday diet

A: Excellent!

A: Its a 1911 so no handling issues I know the early ones had fram cracking from "full bore " 10 mm loads these issues have been corrected in the new delta elites but I would still reserve the use of super heavy 10mm loads like the Buffalo Bore to defense situations and not for a everyday diet